4090 FE Not Detected After Installing Water Block - Can It Be Fixed?

[@ZeusInfinity]

i'm a Technician at Siemens here in Germany, I do repair and build Electric Motors for a living, the only time i have to touch the Oscilloscope is when i have to match the Encoder's signal to that of the motor's Shaft (on AC Servo motors). That job can be also easily done through setting the Zero return point of a motor by Appliyng DC voltage through PSU with respectively - to Phase U and + on V and W. By doing so, i can allign the point with that of the Encoder through Software without ever having to touch an Oscilloscope. So, all that to simply say: You can repair a certain thing in whatever way you find suitable and meaningful such that it gives you back the final Result of a working System. Take care Folks. Northridge, you're amazing. Love your videos, always a pleasure, keep it up with the Greatness

[@jeanmichel9207]

@ZeusInfinity thanks for sharing your thoughts with us but I didn't grasp what you are talking about because servo motors had a incremental encoder you home it with home instruction or with an input to the servo amplifier that what I know for Allen Bradley kinetix can you please give me the model number for what you are talking about

[@ZiggyAndTheSpiderFromMars]

I'm getting together a small electronics repair setup so thanks for this info

[@ladislavjager8029]

I working as technical support as dagnostic on the Agricultural machines and I using osciloscope on daily basis and osciloscope making my life much easier than without. i have some colegues which is not so familiar with osciloscope but they repairing units longer ad less efficeient they changing randomly parts and trying what can be wrong.

[@johnmazar6733]

Why I watch NorthridgeFix---------> 20% tech stuff, 80% life lessons.

[@MrDemonKing21]

Yet another case of "If it's working, let's break it." That made my day hearing that, thank you Alex! I'm a Tool and Die Maker by trade. My job is to do maintenance and fix/repair plastic injection molding tools and dies. The Press Technicians do this on a daily basis. It's working fine and the decide to monkey with and change in process parameters. Which often leads to screwing up the mold/tool. It was running fine, has been for YEARS, but they just HAVE to monkey with the process and screw it up. Then they call me to fix what they broke, or change modify the mold/tooling to get it to run with their "new process". It drives me insane how many times I have to say "STOP MESSING WITH CRAP THAT'S WORKING FINE!" I feel your pain when you said that, it drives me bonkers as well.

[@jemijona]

Be grateful that they are keeping you in a job. I get the same as well. Puts food on the table.

[@ghostrider885]

i worked in plastic industry for years and these maintenance technicians want just to chill and drink coffe 😂​@@jemijona

[@MrDemonKing21]

@@jemijona I am. We say that all the time at work. We call them "Job Security".

[@WunjoxFlo]

If the manufacturer provides spacers, use it. The guy probably shorted the card by having a metal part touching the components. If the waterblock doesn't fit the card properly, send it back, don't take any risk

[@KAPTKipper]

This is my first thought too.

[@DarkW8]

No he cracked the solder balls under the GPU die

[@johnt.848]

@@DarkW8 Did your Xray vision let you see that?

[@dgk42]

About 25 years ago I would have disagreed. In that example the spacers on the CPU cooler created an air gap. Nowadays I follow the instructions with coolers very carefully. Mind you, I still remember my experiences in the late 80's when CPU's would fail due to heat as the modern CPU chip saving technology didn't exist.

[@MOTANU_OFFICIAL]

you need common sense for that

[@burn0u71]

i've been repairing my own stuff for a number of years now. a lot of my knowledge now i learned from you alex watching your videos. I want to thank you for that. I have a really cheap scope i built from a kit and i've used it maybe once. i have a good meter, a good power injector, a cheap flir cam, and that is all i really need besides my soldering station. I also want to add, the NorthRidgeFix tweezers are amazing. i bought those and some flux a while back when you advertised them on one of your videos. gave it a shot and i am very happy with them. fact you are the only place i ever buy flux from. thank you for being amazing sir

[@moeburn]

I have poor man's infrared camera - I turn my can of compressed air upside down and spray the board with the butane propellant until it is nice and frosty, then wait to see what melts first.

[@xelo-gg]

Game Over buddy. 4090 gone just like a wind

[@OrbitalRoc]

Fart.

[@Simfam888]

I'm currently learning electronics repair as a hobby, though I’m just an amateur. I've thought about investing in an expensive oscilloscope, but since I'm an IT professional and electronics is just my hobby, it might not be my top priority. Instead, I’m leaning towards getting a good thermal camera, a quality microscope, and a reliable hot air rework station. My soldering station is only an ERSA RDS80, but I do have a good multimeter and a Hakko FR-301 desoldering gun. So far, every repair attempt has been successful! I really admire the skill and patience you show in your videos; you make it look so easy! If you have any tips for a hobbyist like me, I'd love to hear them. I’m always looking to improve, and any advice from you would be incredibly valuable. Keep up the awesome content, and thanks for all the inspiration, Alex!

[@rufiorufioo]

Finally bought my own home. Time to get my soldering repair station setup finally. 😊

[@ZiggyAndTheSpiderFromMars]

I'm doing this also, and they are saying we don't need an oscilloscope!

[@bailey125]

Congrats man

[@samogx86]

Congrats. A dream come true.

[@JoeKyser]

It worked fine but I decide to booger it up so it wouldn't work anymore and now I'm sending it to you thanks man

[@chincemagnet]

😬

[@danielsills4936]

Nothing ventured nothing gained. One step backwards, two steps forward next time. I enjoy your videos - keep up the good work :)

[@seacowDUGONG]

Bro the technician is like a zen master. Strict and firm yet gentle in some way.

[@ralf716]

lol

[@ThejasonJaw5442]

Visual Inspection is Key, Nice repair

[@bblod4896]

0:45 😂🤣😂 Alex, that was perfect. 🏆

[@Azeralas]

I really need to remember to get one of those microscopes. Looks so good. Love the videos.

[@stevewalker2028]

Alex doesn't like to draw attention to this, but if you really want a microscope he might be able to sell you one.

[@Azeralas]

@@stevewalker2028 lol

[@dabneyoffermein595]

This is great stuff. Very knowledgeable, if I had 20% of your smarts, I'd be well-to-do.

[@Tech-Tide2387]

I really enjoy watching your videos. I learned so much every time I see them I have been installing water blocks on graphics cards for years and the best way I have found to do this is to get a book and put the water block on the book and the point of this is so when you go to line the PCB up to water block that the IO plate overhang is the book so it will sit flat on the water block I will then make sure all the screw holes line up perfectly as I am setting down the PCB on the water block I will then tighten up the four GPU screws but not too tight I will then start installing the outer screws in a star pattern gradually tightening them down to not shock stress the board I would love to hear your opinion on this method of installation as of yet I have not killed a graphics card doing this but there is always that one time we make a mistake and we end up killing it which we never want to do

[@EternalHeretic]

would it be possible that too much pressure was applied putting the block on and maybe breaking some solder points under the die?

[@HolyDiver79]

All this time ive been watchin your videos and not only was i not subscribed ive never seen what you look like

[@bornagain2641]

That line was caused by tears😢😢

[@ssikhcnerf]

I also have an oscilloscope in my shop that I never use for repairs... Usually when you need to use the oscilloscope it means the repair is going to be too expensive and/or take too much time...

[@polishsharpshooter2876]

I tell customers all the time “you don’t pay me for what I do, you pay me for what I know “

[@ssami5450]

That's not how it works, you don't see teachers get paid more than celebrities in the real world.

[@viniciusvbf22]

Legit question: how can a 0 ohm track (short) to GND ever show 1.8V?

[@ATAG-yn5pd]

Maybe the core died during the tests without a heatsink :D

[@retrofitter]

It's probably not a dead short when powered up. The damage in inside the core. The power gating, clock gating or some other features could be allowing it to show 1.8v when powered up.

[@wasddasw6485]

It's not true 0 ohms. There's resistance but it's too low to measure properly with standard multimeters. That's why the power supply can still maintain 1.8v even though it reads as a dead short.

[@DIYRepairHour]

It can't. 1.8V buck will not raise PGOOD, so no other power rails will be enabled. No vcore, no pex, no vmem. Alex is not telling the entire story here. As others pointed out the short may not be actually a short but too low resistance.

[@viniciusvbf22]

If it's indeed just a very low resistance, something on that board must be getting melting hot when 1.8V is present, right?

[@RuthlessMindset68]

Anyone else lose picture @ 18:30-18:40? I’m trying to verify to troubleshoot my isp

[@TheSacredFlair]

Yes, the screen when black but could still hear the audio so most likely a recording/encoding bug of some sort on the video part.

[@TismoGaming]

I chuckled at that part because he wasn’t getting an image on the card and we lost the image as well.

[@joeysupra311]

troubleshoot your ISP? im dead LOL

[@johnghatti5435]

So basically killed a $2000+- video card for a $100 waterblock. Ouch!!

[@rogamingz206]

Keep it up alex, nice video.

[@johnr3435]

I was suspicious of the 'I had to remove the spacers ...' Were these insulating spacers supplied with the water block and so shorted when not used??

[@francuzbarajevo3324]

How do you know, how much V it should give you on uni, do you have some diagram for every device you fix or its something you learn from years of service

[@meyatetana2973]

It's taught if it's like being able to identify diodes and the transistors with color patterns will tell you waht they are and they are always the same or close enough that is. You can probably find a book about it or reference sheets to inform you if you aren't sure.

[@mattcampanale2594]

Maybe you can help point me in the right direction I have a zotac amp 4090 that I’ve had problems with for a while now I’ve had it RMAd and no luck the card works absolutely fine for 3 days and then when I launch any game on the 3rd day it will freeze my whole pc and blue screen with a dcp watchdog error. I don’t have another pc to test this card with however I’ve tested my pc with a 7900xtx and a 4080 that I have in it now and both work fine no issues

[@МарсельНагимуллин-щ2ь]

18:29 my display died during video 😂

[@muhkuh5804]

How could this torn off cap be a problem? I thought caps (in DC) are not crucial, more like to smooth out spices etc...

[@RFGSwiss]

it depends a lot on the circuit. In general, every part is important.

[@AC_Milan1899]

Digging that shirt Alex!

[@sxaccess2011]

I went to buy an oscilloscope in your store but I don't see it...wtf? Please send link.

[@FreddyGaming]

Why would you waterblock a 4090 , are you gonna overclock it? for what reason

[@intraterrestrial69]

I will say that oscilloscopes are very handy in automotive repair. Since the mechanical portion of an engine can be directly observed, having a tool that makes the electronic portion also observable and comparable can make or break a diagnosis. Also, I'm always baffled by the arrogance of hobbyists (especially... "theoretical" ones 😂) attempting to advise an advanced professional.

[@1972cade]

Love you work I have learned alot from you, love that shirt too

[@helmargesel3972]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge

[@SergioPena20]

How long does it take to get a response from emails/voice messages?

[@SergioPena20]

I have an issue with an order I placed, but can’t seem to get in contact with anyone.

[@NorthridgeFix]

Within a Day

[@SergioPena20]

@ thank you. I appreciate it.

[@bornagain2641]

+3 more months for you

[@bornagain2641]

​@@SergioPena20what is the issue?

[@rogerdouglas2306]

reflow the core?

[@wasddasw6485]

No point. Cracked solder under the core will never manifest as a short circuit. And there's no evidence of prior rework on the core so it's very unlikely someone messed with the solder underneath to cause a short.

[@RFGSwiss]

at least removing it, just for proof, would be nice

[@Sapien356]

😂Great fix.......... Win some, Lose some. Best tech repairs. On YT

[@HDCFORLIFE]

The full water cooling system is not only to lower the temperatures but to make the whole system a lit quieter. You're a magician when it comes to repairing these delicate electronics, but you don't understand us silent gamer pc enthusiasts.

[@alex-leinauer]

Another aspect of liquid cooling a GPU is that you are able to bring two or more of them in one system, without having space problems. But in most cases a good air cooling is enough.

[@beemore18]

60% Aesthetics, 30% temps & 10% noise....

[@Oheng75]

😂 I had to laugh so hard at the "dont fix if it aint broken" comment. I wholeheartily agree. I would like to add: dont buy components that need a nuclear reactor to power it. Prevents a whole slew of problems.

[@ZiggyAndTheSpiderFromMars]

the math is crazy, the card and CPUs pumping out 900 watts, requiring another 900 watts for AC--- 1,800 watts just to game.

[@8alakai8]

this is wy now when i clean my gpu i leave the cooler and just take the shroud of and the fans i have had problems in the past with reusing heat pads and finding the right thicknes so i leave the cooler now

[@graveborne8724]

If it comes with spacers im kind of sure you should use them. The guy must have crushed a few components, and like possibly killed the core and also the solder balls under the gpu frame

[@todda6943]

you are the best .

[@bliglum]

I have a hybrid cooled card and can attest, its not just the cooler temps. The larger benefit is the significantly quieter operation under load. Much more noticeable difference than liquid cooled CPU's

[@NahBNah]

Nah b

[@Bigga_Velz85]

When mentioned O scope...I said to myself isn't that mainly used for audio like amplifiers

[@Ryak84]

No its main appliance is signal analysis. Especially in eletronic engineering.

[@tonict2302]

Awesome video

[@moeburn]

I want a waterblock because my OEM card is extremely loud, you can hear it from the 2nd floor. Not for any temperature advantage.

[@nerminkahric8269]

I love your videos keep up the work😂

[@bgriffis420]

LOL, why didn't we use any swords lmao!!

[@TeemujaToivoRuskeepää]

Please overlay the voltage screens on the video

[@stoyantsalev3109]

"If it's not broken don't fix it" said NO engineer ever...

[@matthewmarino2687]

Awesome! But nothing beats that time customer sued ya

[@L1Slayer]

Love your content, but after just 1:22 I have to stop and leave a comment. It's super imporant to try things and learn things. Doing so helps in understanding the world and how to handle it, without having to run to someone else for the smallest repair or modification every time. Yeah, things can go wrong and if your unlucky or clumsy it happens with an expensive 4090. Still, you can learn from it. And I would assume "most" people doing this are ready to face the consequences if it goes south. (Forget the loud minority that always makes it into headlines for their ignorance) I've build an entire custom waterloop myself, with 0 knowledge about watercooling before hand. I simply looked up various sources on what is needed and what to avoid and simply tried it. It took me quiet a while of planing and executing, but it worked. Had 1 nerfwrecking leak which took me half a day to finally fix, but I did. And the things I learned for it are worth more than any graphics card to me. Now my 4090 is inaudible and the only thing you can hear in the dead of night is a very faint huming of the waterpump. Love it. I also disassembled the entire interieur of my car to sounddeadning it (not like what most people on YT do) and now it runs noticeably quieter and the Soundsystem is like night and day difference. 3 plastic pins broke off in the process, but my car is 13 years old, so that's to be expected and I was able to glue one back on and rest you won't even notice. Worth it. I could go on about other projects, but the bottom line is: Let people try and if necessary break things. As long as one is ready to face whatever consequence, then some valuable knowledge is to be gained. If things are too tough or dangerous you can still ask a professional.

[@lofreq]

Exactly....water cooling is common and shouldn't be frowned upon. I had phase change cooling... vapochill . So to comment like he did...yeah nah. I like pushing the envelope .. overclock life...u push it hard and know what u are risking

[@safn1949]

Sure, I bet this guy will be excited to learn he ruined a $1600 card + money spent to try a repair, but he learned something. He learned how to empty his wallet.

[@huldu]

It seems most people lack patience and experience, these modern cards are quite delicate and easy to knock parts off or do something wrong in the process of installing something on a card. It's like people removing cpus and bending pins on the motherboard or the cpu... how does this even happen? Did they let a gorilla do the work? If something breaks then you have no choice but to face the consequences, you can't reverse time and undo your mistake. Be gentle, be careful, follow instructions, all of this should be common sense but it isn't.

[@captainlooney4356]

When modifying such an expensive component at least take precaution and approach everything slowly and carefully. When I first waterblocked a 3080 Ti, I was paranoid about everything and handled everything like a faberge egg. Before removing anything I had to absolutely make sure it was not needed. I did the same with the 4090 FE, twice (had to replace the LEDs in the block). It’s not a problem of if it ain’t broke don’t fix it, it’s a problem with being careless.

[@TractorMonkeywithJL]

Unless you're doing a lot over clocking, the stock cooler is fine. If you need to overclock to play a game, then either wait for next gen, you didn't buy powerful enough hardware to play said game, or your case air flow sucks because you didn't do your research before you picked it out.

[@NahBNah]

With a 4090 he was having none of those issues and was just being a plain idiot

[@truekid4081]

Why would someone tample with the card if its working

[@ciprodriguez]

DOPE! Thanks question through. Would you be able to fix it with a donor board?

[@Fattony6666]

no

[@johnt.848]

Have you looked for donor 4090's?

[@ciprodriguez]

@johnt.848 I'm sure there are busted cards parts only on ebay

[@robmoffatt4997]

Do you want some cheese to go with that whine? "Don't worry, be happy"!! LOL!

[@NikolaiCherepanov]

The main reason to water cool the 4090 is the fit that behemoth of a card into a SFF system.

[@richardzembower2579]

Bravo

[@devilzuser0050]

Watercooling makes these cards 40-50°C cooler.. it does make sense. Overvoltage and overheating kills everything. I recently bought a Z590 board and a 11900K processor. The processor received on AUTO settings 1,6V vcore. Now it is damaged, only can survive FPU stress test at 3600MHz, and 1,1V. Anything over that, instantly thermal throttling. Seller responded everything was fine when he used this cpu. Clearly not. My MSI 3070 Ventus 2x hits instantly 82 degrees. Because the fans are woobling, and makeing too much noize, i changed the cooler to a waterblock. No more noise, no more 82°C. 35-40°C is what i get. Liquid metal has nothing to search for on GPU's. In that case I agree.

[@MrGeneralScar]

If you have been following the tech industry then you will have no doubt heard that Intel CPUs in certain generations have an issue with vCore, specifically that the CPUs themselves are requesting too much voltage and the mainboards are just giving it to the CPU without question. Mostly it was only the 13th and 14th gen, but maybe it stems back to earlier CPUs too. The issue other than Intel having a fab contamination issue, is that for the longest time Intel let the AIBs do whatever they wanted with regards to default CPU settings (or AUTO settings). Now Intel is having a tough time realing in the AIBs and getting them to use the Intel safe default settings. If you want to know more on the Intel issues around vCore, should check out some other tech youtubers who have covered it in great detail. GamersNexus would be one, I think JaysTwoCents would be another who has covered it, probably not as deeply as GN, but still created a bit of content about it. The CPU may be under warranty direct back to Intel if its an affected CPU.

[@TheShadowfist45]

The 4090 FE was most certainly not in need of a water block, the card also was certainly not going to be 40 degrees lower by switching it. The cooling on the 4090 is very efficient compared to previous generation cards, and it was specifically a positive about the card when it released. My card never even hits 60°c under load because of how well built the cooler is. I think it is possible that it may have needed thermal pads for the vram however for some of the cards.

[@lowcase]

If these cards are made to function up to 100°c why bother water cooling it, makes no sense to me at all just get better thermal pads and some ptm7950 and call it a day

[@HanxoHaxashi]

He stated that unless you’re a professional doing these kinds of modifications its still risky to do so. Basically the owner isn’t that proficient with it and that ended up worse for his $1200 GPU.

[@maklogetrich2378]

watercooling not always make the card 40-50° C cooler

[@CrinosAD]

I learned.... do not use swap to a water block on 4090 cards. :)

[@chincemagnet]

I have one, it’s been fine. The difference is I’ve installed many water blocks over the years, but it’s always nerve racking the first time you power it on. But tbh I’ve been thinking about not liquid cooling anymore precisely for this reason, a mistake would be too costly.

[@MrSokkermasta]

I came here to watch a video on a card and I got a life lesson to pass down to my kids 😅

[@zatoichi3134]

i smiled when i saw your "Bay of Islands" shirt, yea! it's one of our favourite spots for summer, nice Alex.

[@KirmitTHEfrog]

you made my day with the sword joke

[@suryavanshib]

Awesome ✌🏻✌🏻✌🏻

[@georgegeorge3433]

8:14 People... I also follow other video card debuggers, but I didn't tell the other guy, why don't you use that one... honestly, everyone fixes it the way they know it should be a good job

[@patrikrendel3713]

A friend of me repaired an really old Computer. An Olympia Boss Typ B and without an Oscilloscop he would not be able to repair it. It cost him months of getting this thing working. I tried it and gave up. For modern hardware you could be right but for old computers like Amiga, Atari, or what else you really need a n Oscilloscope. By the way, i like your videos and your easy way you go for life (no sarcasm here!). I got many health shit by my own in life and i really enjoy your great channel 🙂

[@jarinaumanen8447]

10:25 d806

[@gth042]

Good catch.

[@iainmacleod6664]

What is the liquid you put on the component before you heat it ,is that flux?

[@gavincrouch]

Likely just isopropyl to clean the surface area from contaminants. The flux is the pasty stuff he adds later.

[@MrKZdemos]

he probably listened to jaytwocents

[@Hamlock_Maneuver]

Adding a proper AIO to a video card can cool it as much as 40+ degrees celsius. This can and will extend the life of the card significantly. It can also yield exceptional performance.

[@huldu]

Either get a professional to do the job or follow the instructions to the letter when attempting to install something yourself. Nothing wrong with changing a heatsink or replace a part but if you lack the experience you might ruin whatever it is you're working on. Most people are like a bull in a china shop and that's the real problem.

[@snu666]

No AIO is dropping 40⁰C EVER! A full custom loop can't even do that! 😂🤡

[@Hamlock_Maneuver]

@@snu666 1080ti FTW3 with an NZXT cpu cooler adapter added. I use a Kraken 240 cpu AIO. I did a test and posted the picture on my youtube channel. I can not post here in this fine gentleman's channel. now be aware that my cooler has over 3 years of heavy use on it and could definitely use new paste and probably some new fluid. I could also just get a Kraken 360 and probably get it 40c steady at full load. But yeah. This is totally a thing that's been around for some time now. Is it dangerous? Hell yes. I had to take a dremal to the front plate of my video card. But it worked like a charm. I actually have 2 of them setup this same way. Would I do this to a 4090? Probably not. 😛

[@Hamlock_Maneuver]

@@snu666 I think the beast mode would be to try this with a Liquid Freezer 3 420mm.

[@cheesyvoid3143]

Well, users that "breaks" electronics that work make for a booming business.

[@censoredviking]

"If its working lets break it" 🤣

[@sarihaddu]

Why do people even experiment with already extremely powerful hardware and take risk of destroying it? What more can one get with waterblock on 4090, not like they can get double FBS or reduce heat at substantial amount.

[@George_Soros.]

The problem I have with water cooled is that it’s still cooled BY A FAN 😂 LMAOOO ID RATHER A FAN ON THE HEATSINK 😂

[@FrankChurch-wt1jn]

Just love how people know so much but never went to school to learn anything. Just because they see someone else do something they automatically think they are smart enough to do the same😂

[@TheTimshady337]

I do various repairs, not on your level yet, but i say. .... If it's not broken, don't break it.

[@Druid_Plow]

That oscilloscope question was proof. There is no such thing as stupid questions, only stupid answers. Dude immediately starts bashing the question and the mindset of people who might ask, then says it's something a child or inexperienced person would ask. This dude and Rossman are both ridiculously arrogant.

[@Chopper-w50]

they're also both ridiculously good at what they do. what are you good at? crying on the internet?

[@devilinthewoods3809]

Oh, shut it. Most people do not infact need an oscilloscope to perform repairs. It is absolutely unnecessary for the majority of repairs that a shop will see. The only people who bother buying them are the very same people who just want it on their desk because they look cool. You seem like the very type of imbecile that he was referring to when answering the question.

[@maklogetrich2378]

​@@Chopper-w50using an osciloscope is not stupid, you just need to know when you'll use it

[@mrgatogrande4284]

It's just another tool and like any tool needs to be used for the right job. Alex doesn't need it because he usually doesn't debug logic.

[@maklogetrich2378]

@@mrgatogrande4284 and most device ended up no fix

[@devilinthewoods3809]

I feel like a majority of people only own an oscilloscope because it looks cool on their desk or workbench.

[@Blaszow]

Is there any chance that core would be damaged too, like cracks or something, you never know what the custmer really did 😅

[@Oheng75]

I think he threw the waterblock onto the card from across the room.

[@aeroflopper]

When you only have a chisel in the tool box

[@Hullbreachdetected]

When you decide to fit a waterblock on a 2 grand GPU and it goes ☠️ when PC turns on.

[@1984nightrider]

You know I never realised before but, he sounds like zoidberg from Futurama.

[@IamJoeTV]

0:55 This statement in the context makes no sense. There's a reason we water cool. Now as per the user not following instructions well that's on them.

[@Monty16v]

Always take the path of least resistance, just like electricity.

[@sankhawkulathantille]

12:09 Can you make them better than factory? 😂

[@themani7843]

What thats line? Looks like a string of thermalpaste ^^

[@dougiee6589]

Thought that dead vcore can be replaced but na 😭

[@raheemvp]

nice

[@Datis_Repairs]

Zero ohm is normal in heavy gaming cards🙏 Actually it's not zero ohm, it's lower than 1 ohm.

[@Steven04Feb1983]

Powering the card in PC with no cooler is a good way too brick cards too

[@daviddavies3637]

He can zoom through a visual inspection of a board and notice things straight away. But try to find a pack of yogurt in the fridge? Not a chance. Likely paying more than $1500 for a card, only to try to "improve" it slightly is the epitome of "more money than sense syndrome." I blame LTT.

[@wendellporter4875]

i use a scope when working with antique tv's and radios

[@RubyWasntTaken]

Can someone please explain why the card is completely dead ? Why can't it be fixed ? I need someone to explain it like i'm 5 please

[@christiancastellaro7616]

Are you not aware that the main benefit of watercooling is drastically reduced noise?

[@gigglehurtz3167]

OOOOOF, thats gotta sting

[@caribbeanchild]

LOL. Water and electronics. Never a good combination.

[@Notpoop906]

It's a hard lesson to learn in life and one I have had to learn more than once lol but yeah what you said at the start about "if it's not broke don't fix it" is very true. There's nothing worse than that horrible sinking feeling when you damage or break something that was working perfectly fine because you decided to tinker with it and try to "improve" it lol. I have to catch myself now. When I think "oh I would like to get Wifi 6E on my Steam Deck" I just have to tell myself it's not worth it even with the knowledge and experience replacing BGA chips when the device you're working on actually functions as it should from the manufacturer. One mistake and you've toasted a perfectly good piece of hardware. Even just repasting something like a GPU or a games console can result in disaster so no matter how tempting it is just don't bother unless your hardware is actually triggering over-temperature protection. Then you can CONSIDER upgrades / modifications.

[@randyedelen5770]

It goes both ways. Its a rewarding feeling to "improve" something that was working fine otherwise.